Leprosy is an infective chronic granulomatous disease involving the skin and peripheral nerves caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Complications such as lagophthalmos, corneal opacity and uveitis are common, but cranial nerve involvement is rarely seen. The fifth and seventh cranial nerves are most commonly involved. We report a case of acquired esotropia due to sixth nerve palsy following a rare cranial nerve involvement by leprosy.
BT - Indian journal of ophthalmology C1 -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35791236
DA - 07/2022 DO - 10.4103/ijo.IJO_3631_20 IS - 7 J2 - Indian J Ophthalmol LA - eng N2 -Leprosy is an infective chronic granulomatous disease involving the skin and peripheral nerves caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Complications such as lagophthalmos, corneal opacity and uveitis are common, but cranial nerve involvement is rarely seen. The fifth and seventh cranial nerves are most commonly involved. We report a case of acquired esotropia due to sixth nerve palsy following a rare cranial nerve involvement by leprosy.
PY - 2022 SP - 2752 EP - 2754 T2 - Indian journal of ophthalmology TI - A rare cause of acquired esotropia: Leprosy. UR - https://journals.lww.com/ijo/Fulltext/2022/07000/A_rare_cause_of_acquired_esotropia__Leprosy.143.aspx VL - 70 SN - 1998-3689 ER -